Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tim Matthijs | ||
Date of birth | 23 December 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Mechelen | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1993 | RC Strijpen | ||
1993–2004 | KSV Zottegem | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Gent | 25 | (5) |
2005–2008 | Zulte-Waregem | 90 | (23) |
2008 | Zulte-Waregem | 14 | (3) |
2009 | → Panthrakikos (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2009–2010 | → Lierse (loan) | 33 | (3) |
2010–2014 | Mons | 117 | (19) |
2014– | Mechelen | 81 | (10) |
National team | |||
2006 | Belgium | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2015. |
Tim Matthijs (born 23 December 1983 in Ghent) is a Belgian footballer, who is currently playing for Mechelen.
While playing for his club (Zulte Waregem), the striker scored 5 goals in the UEFA Cup in only 3 matches. Matthys scored one in the first round against FC Lokomotiv Moscow and scored a hat-trick against Austria Wien. He is the best scorer of his team in this competition. He also scored in the Belgian Cup final, which allowed S.V. Zulte-Waregem entry into the UEFA Cup.
Matthys previously played for Panthrakikos F.C. in the Greek Super League.
He currently plays for R.A.E.C. Mons in the Belgian Pro League (D1). Tim arrived at Mons in August 2010 and helped the team in their promotion quest by winning the Tour Final of the Belgian second division (Exqi League). At the end of his first season, he was elected "Man of the Season" by his club.